Connecticut General Statutes 1-141b – Treatment of payments made under Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to applicants for or recipients of state or local benefits, services or tax relief
(a) Any payment made pursuant to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, P.L. 111-148, to an individual who is an applicant for or recipient of benefits or services under any state or local program financed in whole or in part with state funds that provides such benefits or services based on need shall not be counted as income, nor shall any such payment be counted as resources for the month of receipt or the following two months, for the purpose of determining the individual’s or any other individual’s eligibility for such benefits or services or the amount of such benefits or services.
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 1-141b
- month: means a calendar month, and the word "year" means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Connecticut General Statutes 1-1
(b) Any such payment shall not be counted as income for purposes of determining the eligibility for, or the benefit level of, such individual under any property tax exemption, property tax credit or rental rebate program financed in whole or in part with state funds, nor shall such payment be counted as income for purposes of any property tax relief program that a municipality may, at its option, offer.